Attorney Profiles

Jay P. Syverson

Jay P. Syverson

700 Walnut, Suite 1600
Des Moines, IA 50309-3899
Phone: (515) 645-5510
Fax: (515) 283-8045
jpsyverson@nyemaster.com

Jay Syverson is an associate in the firm’s Tax, Estate Planning, and Employee Benefits Department. Jay graduated Order of the Coif and with highest honors from Drake University Law School in Des Moines. While at Drake, he was a member of the Drake Law Review for two years, serving as Executive Editor in 2008-09. Jay was also a Dwight D. Opperman Scholar at Drake and published an article in the Drake Law Review on home rule for Iowa’s cities and counties. At Nyemaster Goode, Jay focuses on estate planning and taxation matters.

Publications

Note, The Inconsistent State of Municipal Home Rule in Iowa, 57 Drake L. Rev. 263 (2009).
Education

Drake University (J.D., with highest honors, 2009; B.S.B.A., finance, summa cum laude, 2002)

Academic Achievements

Order of the Coif
Executive Editor, Drake Law Review, 2008-2009
Dwight D. Opperman Scholar

Associations & Affiliations

American Bar Association
Iowa State Bar Association
Polk County Bar Association

Bar Admissions

Iowa, 2009